Summary of changes
	Installation instructions
	Determining which version is installed

Version 8.9.0.1023

• (New) Initial release for ThinkPad W700,W700ds.
  
  

Note:

• If your computer runs satisfactorily now, it may not be necessary to update the software. To determine if you should update the software, refer to the Version Information section.

1. Start Windows XP and logon with administrative privileges.
2. Double-click the driver package to extract it to your hard drive. The default location is C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSMC.
3. Click Start, then click Run....
4. Specify SETUP.EXE with the full path name where you extracted the package in the step 2, and click OK. Example: C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSMC\Setup.exe
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
6. Click Finish to restart the system.
   
   

Note:
This is for system administrators' use only.

• Refer to the "Manual Install" section, and download and expand the files.
• At the command line, execute SETUP.EXE with the -S options. Example: C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSMC\SETUP -S

[Device Driver]

1. Right-click the My Computer and click Properties.
2. Click Device Manager.
3. Click the + sign in front of the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers or Storage controllers category.
4. Double-click either of the following devices:
   • Intel® ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller
   • Intel® ICH8M-E/ICH9M-E/M SATA RAID Controller.
5. Click Driver tab and the driver version is displayed.

[Intel Matrix Storage Console]

1. Go to Start and select All Programs and then select Intel Matrix Storage Manager.
2. Select Intel Matrix Storage Console.
3. At the Menu bar, select Help and then select About.
4. The Intel Matrix Storage Console is displayed at the left bottom part.
   Note: The first-two digits (i.e 8.6) should be the same as with driver's version.